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Shani Mootoo was born in Ireland to Trinidadian parents. She grew up in Trinidad, and moved to British Columbia, Canada, at the age of 24. She has published five books, including novels, a short-story collection, and a book of poetry, and has written, directed, and filmed several videos and other visual art exhibitions. She has previously served as Writer-in-Residence at the University of Guelph. She currently resides in Ontario, Canada, where she is working on her next novel.
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© 2014 Kofi Omoniyi Sylvanus Campbell
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Campbell, K.O.S. (2014). Shani Mootoo. In: The Queer Caribbean Speaks. New Caribbean Studies. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137364845_9
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